traditional quilts

Fabulous Finish....Number 6 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am adding another quilt to my

Fabulous Finishes 2022

Floral Monet 2

I finished up the machine quilting yesterday

on the Sweet Sixteen sit down long arm...

This quilt is all about the gorgeous fabrics.

I used yellow thread on the top

to blend in with the fabrics...

It is all trimmed and ready for binding...

Binding strips are cut 2 1/4 inches wide...

I am using my walking foot

to stitch on the binding...

The stitch in the ditch sole plate

helps keep the thread right next to the binding...

Here are the 3 sole plates for ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 2 months ago. under binding , fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , machine quilting , tips , traditional quilts

Floral Monet......2 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Floral Monet.....1

Floral Monet 1 was completed in 2015.

I gave it away as a gift...

It was so gorgeous,

I really missed having it around.

In 2016 my generous aunt cut out a

Floral Monet kit

and gave it to me to piece together:

I pieced the top in 2016...

I put the borders on in 2017...

I basted the quilt sandwich in 2019...

Finally....here is Floral Monet 2

under the needle:

It is a very large lap quilt

so I am machine quilting it

on the Sweet Sixteen...

In these dreary, gray, winter days...

this is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 2 months ago. under machine quilting , quilts , sweet sixteen , traditional quilts

Fabulous Finish.....Number 1 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It's official....

My first Fabulous Finish for 2022

" Bird Seed "

Flying Geese and Pumpkin Seeds

I put this top together last Spring

and all that was left was the binding:

I use a 20 inch square ruler

to square up and trim off the corners...

then I trim off the sides...

All the rough edges are trimmed off

and it is ready for binding....

I cut my binding strips 2 1/4 inches

This is a lap quilt that will be used and

washed a lot, so I am putting the

binding on by machine:

After the binding is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , fabulous finishes , machine quilting , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Thread Shed....Fresh Start 2022 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I read somewhere recently that it was...

Clean Off Your Desk Day

I decided to put this into good use

in the Thread Shed:

I don't have a desk in here,

but I have lots of work surfaces

that were piled high...

I should have taken a before picture.....oops!

I cleaned off my big ironing board

the Cowboy built this for me 20 years ago.

I hand dyed the board cover.

I also cleaned off my main work table...

it is a vintage drop leaf table with lots of leaves

and is about 80 inches long.

I cleaned ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Neotraditional from The Snarky Quilter

I’m wrapping up 2021 with a throwback to tradition. What makes it neotraditional is the leaves, developed from a photo I edited and had printed by Spoonflower. Each leaf is framed with solids from my stash, and hand dyed linen … Continue reading →

added by snarkyquilter 2 years, 4 months ago. under completed projects , marcia derse , spoonflower , sycamore leaf , traditional quilts (Comments)

A Peek Into My Past from The Snarky Quilter

Some art quilters seem to spring fully formed from the head of Nancy Crow (this makes sense only if you know Greek mythology.) Others have inched their way to the art part of quilting. I am definitely in the latter … Continue reading →

added by snarkyquilter 2 years, 5 months ago. under commentary , completed projects , early quilts , scrap quilts , traditional quilts (Comments)

Orange Peel / Pumpkin Seed Quilt......Machine Quilting from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I spent the day with my Monday quilt group...

Yes, the orange peel quilt is.....

under the needle !

I purchased this quilt support from

Patsy Thompson Designs

I never machine quilt on a domestic machine

without it....ever !

Absolutely NO DRAG when machine quilting.

It is the only way to go !

I drew myself a little road map to remind me

which direction the feathers go...

I have one block quilted so far...

the lighting isn't the best right now

to view the quilting stitches.

Here is a close up view of the quilting...

I will refer to my ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 11 months ago. under applique , bernina , contemporary quilts , free motion quilting , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Orange Peel Quilt Top.....Design Work Completed from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I completed the design work on the

Orange Peel Quilt

I tried a scrappy placement of the peels

and it wasn't working...

I tried grouping the peels by color family

and that works...

Purple Peels in the top left area...

Pink Peels below the purple...

Light Blue Peels top right area...

Dark Blue Peels bottom right corner...

Red Peels bottom left...

I put the flying geese

with their color family as well...

For a busy quilt, this arrangement is much

calmer on the eyes...

Yes, this is the design I am going with...

Now, to piece the blocks together ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 1 month ago. under applique , design wall , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Orange Peel Quilt.....Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is what the design wall looked like

in February...

All of the applique' blocks are up on the

design wall in a random, scrappy order.

I think I can do better...

I decided to group the blocks by color family:

Purples

Pinks

Reds

Blues

Grouping the blocks by color works for me...

I have more blue orange peels and flying geese

and also some yellows...

My sewing table waits for me...

More to Come !

CLICK HERE to view all Orange Peel posts

CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 1 month ago. under applique , design wall , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Orange Peel / Pumpkin Seed.......Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

On Mondays I stitch with

The Harlan Valley Quilters

This has been my Monday project

the last few weeks...

At this point I have completed the seed shapes

and they are ready to be stitched down onto

the 5 inch background squares

I have not put the blocks up on the design wall

in any order at all, just stitched them and

slapped them up there.

Next week I will arrange them by color families

and see what that looks like...

Maybe a shift of color from top to bottom ?

For now they are on the design wall

completely random ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 3 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , design wall , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Orange Peel - Pumpkins Seed Quilt.......Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have decided to incorporate

flying geese blocks

into the Orange Peel/Pumpkins Seed quilt top...

After scratching my head a bit,

I figured out the cutting dimensions

for the flying geese units...

2 flying geese measure a 5 inch square.

Flying Geese with solid backgrounds...

Flying Geese with text backgrounds...

The flying geese will break up the monotony

of all of those pumpkins seeds...

they will help move the eye across the quilt

in different directions...

Okay, I have a plan for the design...

now I can just sew the units:

The Quilt Retreat gave me a great start ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 6 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , design wall , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Orange Peel or Pumpkin Seed Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This design goes by several names

Orange Peel and Pumpkin Seed

are two of them...

I am attending an Oregon quilt retreat this week

with the Harlan Valley Quilters.

I am starting a Pumpkin Seed quilt...

The seeds are piling up...

I used the Sizzix Big Shot Plus

to cut out the seed shapes...

The Sizzix made quick work of all

the curved cutting...

Time to play with the seeds

and different background squares...

Tomorrow I will cut and sew some

flying geese blocks

and add them to the design.

CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 6 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , sizzix big shot plus , traditional quilts

A new bad start from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

That worrisome thing on the design wall just doesn't appeal to me right now. It's been three weeks since I last looked at it. I'm suffering with a touch of CoVid19. It's not bad, considering people are dying. Nonetheless, I do feel yucky. I've managed to get out of bed. Some days barely.

Today I'm trying to convince myself that I can do more, so I've dressed, sat outside to breathe in fresh air, and took a look at what was happening in the studio before this wretched virus turned me into a ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 3 years, 10 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , @fleurdelisquilts , fabrics , traditional quilts

Simple Log Cabin Quilt from The Cutting Table Quilt Blog - A Blog for Quilters by Quilters

The Simple Log Cabin Quilt from Missouri Star Quilt Co. Watch the free quilt tutorial today.

Life on the American frontier was hard. There were prairies to tame, trees to fell, and fences to build. There was butter to churn, laundry to scrub, and water to fetch.

Despite such labor-filled days, those resourceful pioneer women found ways to whip up easy patterns like the Log Cabin block. These simple, pretty quilts were used not only as bed coverings, but as windows, room dividers, and doors, too!

This week Jenny is working on a Simple Log Cabin with a traditional red center square to represent the heart of the home—the hearth. Click HERE to learn how ...

added by Dalton Gentry 3 years, 10 months ago. under easy quilting project , easy sewing project , how to quilt , how-to , jelly roll quilt , jenny doan , log cabin quilt , log cabin quilting , log cabin tutorial , missouri star quilt co , missouri star quilt company , quilt pattern , quilting tutorial , simple log cabin quilt , strip quilt , traditional quilts , tutorials , vintage quilt (Comments)

Quilt Your History – 5 Favorite Vintage Quilts from The Cutting Table Quilt Blog - A Blog for Quilters by Quilters

The Royal Wedding Quilt from Missouri Star Quilt Co. Watch the free quilt tutorial today.

They don’t make them like they used to. Many of us were fortunate enough to have learned the art of quilting from our ancestors; parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles have long since been the best teachers to pass on the gift that is quilting. They stitched differently, as limited resources required more time and perseverance with each block. Each stitch was made with love though and the quilts survived, being passed down as family heirlooms for generations to come. Those beautiful patterns, bound in time by thread, became classics of the quilting world.

These projects have carried with them ...

added by Dalton Gentry 4 years, 2 months ago. under beginner quilt , beginner quilt tutorial , easy quilt tutorial , how to make a quilt , how-to , jenny doan , missouri star quilt co , missouri star quilt company tutorial , msqc , national quilting month , quilt tutorial , sewing tutorial , traditional quilts , tutorials (Comments)

Dresden Quilt.....Sashing Design from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Yesterday I was undecided on what to quilt

in that pink sashing...

Today I pulled out the dry erase board

and began to play with a few designs:

Each of these designs

filled the sashing area nicely...

The big, round swirls look great

with the big, round feather plumes...

I am using wool batting...

my favorite for bed quilts.

Wool batting also shows off the quilting !

The first row of quilting is complete...

Three more rows to go and then the border.

I am using a quilt suspension system

to support this heavy quilt.

Patsy Thompson has designed

a suspension ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 6 months ago. under applique , dresden plate , free motion quilting , traditional quilts

Dresden Quilt....Under the Needle from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am in the Thread Shed this morning...

The Dresden Plate quilt is.....under the needle

I am doing a little ruler work...

crosshatching the center of the dresden plate

Feather Plumes on the dresden plates

as well as in the white background square...

I am still trying to decide what will be quilted

in the pink sashing...

This is an extra block I quilted recently:

I think the feather vine in the pink sashing

is a bit over the top....hmmm.

I will skip the pink sashing

and continue with the dresden block quilting

for now.

There is a ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 6 months ago. under applique , dresden plate , free motion quilting , sweet sixteen , traditional quilts

Dresden.....Extra Block from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I finished up the Dresden Quilt Top

last week while I was in Idaho...

Dresden Quilt Top

I have developed a "good" habit of making

an extra block when piecing a quilt top.

I made a quick quilt sandwich with batting

and played around some on the

extra dresden block...

All of the negative space

behind the dresden plate

and in the pink sashing

just screamed for....FEATHERS !

The corners and center are cross hatched...

Large feather plumes on the dresden plate

and also surrounding the dresden plate

in the background...

I quilted this block on the Bernina Artista 200 ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 6 months ago. under dresden plate , free motion quilting , tips , traditional quilts

IDAHO Quilt Retreat... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I traveled 1,200 miles round trip

to attend a Quilt Retreat in Idaho...

Twinlow Camp and Retreat Center

at Twin Lakes in North Idaho

Selkirk Lodge

Big windows allow lots of natural light

into our work room...

This is base camp for me for the week...

I am trying to finish up

a Dresden Plate quilt top this week...

Day 1.....Applique work done,

Blocks sewn with sashing strips...

By the end of the first day,

All 5 rows are sashed.

Day 2

The Fabric Fairy left a surprise

by my sewing machine...

A Thread Basket filled with treats ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 6 months ago. under applique , idaho , inspiration , quilt retreat , traditional quilts

What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?